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Friday, March 14, 2014

Portland Parlor Meeting March 19, 2014

Our next Portland SAQA meeting will be on Wednesday, March 19 from 10 a.m. to 12 midday. Please note the change of venue: we will meet at the Beaverton Public Library, located at 12375 SW 5th St, Beaverton, OR 97005 (between SW Hall Blvd and SW Tucker Ave). The library has a parking lot, and there is street parking. Enter the lobby and turn left. Our meeting room will be straight ahead of you.

We have plenty to talk about! This is what I have on the agenda so far; please email Elizabeth Bamberger if you would like to add anything.

- Artist Statements. This will be our second session working on our Statements - remember, they are always works in progress, so don't agonize about whether your Statement is "perfect", just bring your most recent version and we'll tap into each others' ideas and inspirations. If you haven't yet written a Statement, just come and listen and get ideas. Last November we talked about both your Artist Statement (this describes who you are as an artist) and Gallery Tags (a "sound bite" of 25 to 50 words about a specific piece of work.) This time around, we'll revisit both of these, breaking up into small groups so we can each give and get plenty of feedback. There are plenty of articles out there to help us think about this process - google "Artist Statements". Here are just a couple: "What to say in your artist statement" by Leni Levenson Wiener; SAQA Journal, Fall 2011, p16. On the SAQA website in the Members section, if you no longer have that issue. Search for statements at: www.artbizcoach.com/resources/statement/htmlhttp://www.artbizcoach.com/resources/statement/html and www.artbusiness.com/artstate.html. http://www.artbusiness.com/artstate.html.

- Reporting back from the Oregon SAQA Conference in Newberg.

- Creating closer connections with our other Oregon parlor groups - Central Oregon and Valley South. Bring your ideas about what we might share, joint projects we might create, and how we can set about doing this.

- News, announcements, brags, show and tell. I think show and tell is one of the most inspiring parts of our meetings; bring a finished piece or a work in progress, and let's have fun.

We don't have facilities for providing drinks or snacks at the library, but feel free to bring your own. See you there!

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Central Oregon Pod Meeting

Next Meeting:

Our November Central Oregon SAQA meeting will be on Thursday 11/16 @ 3:00pm.Due to a scheduling conflict the meeting will be @ the Sisters Artworks building (204 W Adams Ave, Sisters). That location is 3 blocks from the Stitchin’ Post.

This meeting will be a recap of quilt shows - the next best thing to being there! Look forward a very interactive meeting with several of our members reflecting on their inspiration from 3 very different shows. Hopefully, you will be able to find some inspiration of your own.

Due to the location change expect a few extra emails reminding everyone of the change. I am also asking for everyone’s announcements and brags. Please forward any good news to share. We learn and grow from each other.

I hope to see everyone there! If you have questions or concerns, please contact Kristan Collins at colorkcc@icloud.com.

Portland Area Pod Meeting

Next meeting is Wednesday, February 21, 2018, at the Beaverton Community Center, 12350 SW 5th St., Beaverton, at 10am. Contact Suzy Bates, suzybates1@yahoo.com

Rogue Valley Pod Meeting

The Rogue Valley Pod usually meets on the third Tuesday of the month at Sew Creative in Ashland. Times and days of meetings may be different, so check in advance with Lynne Goulette: lynnegoul@gmail.com.

The dates for 2017 meetings, all held on the third Monday of each month, except for November (2nd Monday):January 16, February 20, March 20, April 17, May 15, June 19, July 17, August 21, September 18, October 16, November 13, December 18. For more information you can contact Lynne Goulette at lynnegoul@gmail.com